Deputy Manager: Risk and Ethics

About the role

The North West Provincial Government, Department of Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation, is appointing a Deputy Manager: Risk and Ethics (DMRE) at its Mmabana head office. The post coordinates enterprise risk management, ethics, fraud prevention and business continuity processes and strengthens a culture of integrity, accountability and effective control. It is a permanent appointment with a stated annual remuneration of R646 256.52 excluding benefits.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, review and monitor the implementation of risk, fraud and ethics policies.
• Maintain strategic and operational risk registers and reports.
• Facilitate risk and fraud identification and assessment workshops across all business units.
• Coordinate ethics, fraud-risk, conflict-of-interest, gifts and protected-disclosure processes.
• Provide secretariat support to the Risk and Ethics Management Committee and maintain action records.
• Coordinate business continuity planning, testing and improvement.
• Advise management on emerging risks and control weaknesses.
• Draft progress status reports on fraud and corruption cases for presentation to relevant structures.
• Perform quarterly analysis of the progress on risk mitigation plans, verify evidence, communicate risk analysis reports and prepare presentations.

Required profile

• Recognised NQF Level 7 qualification in Risk Management, Auditing, Forensic Investigation, Business Management, Finance or a related field.
• At least five years' relevant risk, ethics, compliance or audit experience, including three years at supervisory or junior-management level.
• Knowledge of public-sector governance, risk standards, the PFMA, fraud prevention and business continuity.
• A valid driver's licence is an added advantage.

Required skills

• Risk analysis and risk register maintenance
• Ethics management and fraud prevention
• Investigation and report writing
• Governance, stakeholder engagement and confidentiality